March 31, 2024 - Great to revisit a nicely aged bottle on Easter Sunday. Slight chill, decanted for about 20 minutes prior to drinking. Last bottle of this vintage from April 2021...
Medium/full gold color, cloudy. Nose showing signature citrus, candied fruits, dried floral notes, saline. Palate evolved over the course of the tasting - core flavors of orchard fruits, candied citrus/pineapple, lemon curd, lees(?). Secondary flavors of butterscotch, baked apple. Full body and long finish.
Great to see that is is still evolving. Should drink at this level for some time, however, its really worth opening right now. This bottle showed increased depth and complexity with the decant. If venue allows I would give it an hour - last sips were the best on this tasting...Outstanding showing
March 5, 2024 - Golden yellow. Honey, lemon, marzipan, with tart tropical fruits mid palate. Finishing nicely.
February 14, 2024 - Very pretty bright yellow. Nice mix of minerals, flowers and orange peel on the nose. Marzipan, peach, pear, Golden Delicious apple with a citrus finish
January 14, 2024 - This is awesome - rich, concentrated, pure, and perfectly balanced. I have no issue with endorsing Lisa Perotti-Brown's 100 point score as, for my palate, Chardonnay doesn't get much better than this. Honestly, I offer a score of 98 in order to leave room for something better, without the conviction that this is likely.
January 11, 2024 - As good as a California chardonnay can be. Very Burgundian in style.
December 1, 2023 - Much better than the bottle I had previously. Acidity much more on point, fragrant on the nose, with apples, pears, honeyed notes on the palate and good acidity which was missing on the previous bottle.
November 24, 2023 - Similar impressions to the last bottle. Had for Thanksgiving dinner with a very special turkey meal.
November 20, 2023 - One of the finest Aubert Chardonnays we've tasted! Drank over two evening and amazed that the second was better than the first. There was more richness and a compelling mouthfeel such as we've hardly ever experienced in a wine.
November 17, 2023 - Pears, apples, peaches and citrus, with hints of honey, floral, and minerality in the nose. Apples, pears, and peaches in the flavor. An elegant wine with nice acidity and complexity, full bodied and a long finish.
November 3, 2023 - Was a last minute addition to the pre-picnic at the Hollywood Bowl prior to seeing the Kiss Fairwell (again) tour concert, so unfortunately no formal notes taken, but this was incredible!! No signs of age and just was so very enjoyable, bottle was gone in a flash... just glad there's one more left, but do wish i had some more!!
Absolutely no rush to drink these can rest comfortably for time to come.